Human rights in war

This volume is the most comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of in-depth analyses on human rights violations committed in war. It offers myriad perspectives on the content and application of legal protections offered to civilians, including women, children and the elderly, and to others who are no longer active in the fight. A series of carefully researched case studies illustrates the extent to which human rights violations occur in recent and current armed conflict, and signals the ways in which these violations are dealt with. Each of the contributing authors has been selected on the basis of their international academic reputation and/or professional standing within the human rights field. Given the alarming numbers of people harmed in recent and current armed conflict, this book will be of great interest to researchers, policymakers and opinion-shapers alike.

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Intro -- Series Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contents -- About the Series Editor -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Overview of International Human Rights in War -- Introduction -- Issues of Concern -- Emergence of Human Rights Concerns in Armed Conflict -- Public International Law -- Protecting People and Prohibiting Weapons -- Contemporary Situations -- Emerging Themes and Future Directions -- Part I: Emergence of Human Rights Concerns in Armed Conflict -- Concepts of War and International Human Rights -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing War -- War Studies -- Existing Notions of War

State-Maker as War-Maker -- Politico-cultural War -- Conceptualizing International Human Rights -- Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- International Human Rights Law -- Conclusion -- References -- Human Rights and the Just War Tradition -- Introduction: Contemporary Thinking About Human Rights and War -- Deeper Historical Survey of the Idea of Rights and Its Relation to Just War -- Changes in the Modern Period -- Developments Leading to the Present -- Conclusion -- References -- Humanitarian Restraints in Early Modern Warfare -- Introduction -- Historical Developments Prior to 1850

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